:Scott Stapp
{{Short description|American singer, lead vocalist of Creed}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image = Scott Stapp 2016 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Stapp in 2016
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Anthony Scott Flippen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|8|8}}
| birth_place = Orlando, Florida, U.S.
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Hillaree Burns|1997|1998|end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Jaclyn Nesheiwat|February 11, 2006}}
}}
| genre = {{hlist|Post-grunge|hard rock|alternative rock|alternative metal}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 1994–present
| label = Napalm
| current_member_of = {{hlist|Creed}}
| past_member_of = Art of Anarchy
| website = {{URL|scottstapp.com}}
}}
Scott Stapp (born Anthony Scott Flippen; August 8, 1973){{cite book|first=Geoff|last=Orens|editor-first=Clifford|editor-last=Thompson|chapter=Creed|title=Current Biography Yearbook|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/currentbiography0000unse_i3c5/page/120/mode/2up|year=2002|publisher=H. W. Wilson Company|pages=121–124|isbn=0-8242-1026-3}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/scott-stapp-mn0000836417/biography|title=Scott Stapp Biography|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|publisher=AllMusic.com|access-date=May 13, 2015}} is an American singer and the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Creed. He has also fronted the band Art of Anarchy and has released four solo albums.
Stapp has received several accolades, including numerous RIAA certifications. Stapp and Creed bandmate Mark Tremonti won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2001 as the writers of the Creed song "With Arms Wide Open".{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/02/21/43rd-Annual-Grammy-Award-winners/1345982731600/|title=43rd Annual Grammy Award winners|website=UPI}} In 2006, Hit Parader ranked Stapp as the 68th-greatest heavy metal vocalist.
Career
=Creed=
{{Further|Creed (band)}}
Stapp was a founding member and the original lead vocalist of American rock band Creed. After meeting his future bandmate Mark Tremonti at Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Florida, Stapp reunited with Tremonti while both attended Florida State University. The two quickly developed a friendship based on their mutual passion for music. Stapp formed Creed with Tremonti in 1994, with fellow members Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips joining as bassist and drummer, respectively.{{cite book |first=Scott |last=Stapp |title=Sinner's Creed |url=https://archive.org/details/sinnerscreed00stap |url-access=limited |date=2012 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/sinnerscreed00stap/page/n110 97]–98 |publisher=Tyndale House |isbn=9781414377216 |quote='What if we just call ourselves Creed?' I asked... At the time it was 1994, my sophomore year.}}
The band released its debut album My Own Prison in 1997 to mainstream success, selling over six million copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/creed-p278625/biography|title=Creed|website=Allmusic|first=Steve|last=Huey}} Four singles were released from the album: "My Own Prison", "Torn", "What's This Life For", and "One". All four singles reached the Top Three on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album was followed in 1999 by Human Clay, which was an immediate success and certified diamond and eleven times platinum by the RIAA.
The band released another multi-platinum selling album, Weathered, in 2001.{{cite web|url=http://rock.about.com/od/creed/p/creed.htm|title=Creed Biography – Profile of Rock Band Creed|first=Tim|last=Grierson|publisher=About.com|access-date=February 5, 2016|archive-date=July 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075038/http://rock.about.com/od/creed/p/creed.htm|url-status=dead}} The tour to support this record was overwhelmingly successful but ended with a controversial concert in Chicago. This concert ultimately led to the band's breakup.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/music/2009/08/creed_they_heard_we_missed_em.html|title=Creed: They heard we missed 'em, now they're back|date=August 25, 2009|first=Jim|last=DeRogatis|work=Chicago Sun-Times|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528224809/http://blogs.suntimes.com/music/2009/08/creed_they_heard_we_missed_em.html|archive-date=May 28, 2011}}
In 2004, Creed announced that it had disbanded, citing tension between Stapp and the other members.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488149/creed-have-been-split-up-months.jhtml|title=Creed Break Up: Mark Tremonti blames tensions between band, singer Scott Stapp|website=MTV|first=Joe|last=D'Angelo|date=June 4, 2004|archive-date=March 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319065425/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488149/creed-have-been-split-up-months.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Creed released its Greatest Hits album in November 2004.
In 2009, it was announced that Creed had reunited.{{cite news|first=Jessica|last=Herndon|title=Band Creed Reunites for New Album|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20274934,00.html|work=People|date=April 27, 2009|archive-date=June 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603032129/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20274934,00.html|url-status=dead}} The band's fourth record, Full Circle, was released in October 2009. Creed supported the album by touring throughout North and South America, Europe, and Australia during the summers of 2009 and 2010.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/04/19/718999.aspx|title=Creed Reveals '20-10' Tour|date=April 19, 2010|first=Jay|last=Smith|magazine=Pollstar|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715102339/http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/04/19/718999.aspx|archive-date=July 15, 2011}}
In March 2012, Stapp reconvened with his Creed bandmates to rehearse for their "2 Nights" tour, during which the band performed its first two albums, My Own Prison and Human Clay, back to back in their entirety.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/creed-recording-new-album-revisiting-their-past-on-tour-20120301|title=Creed Recording New Album, Revisiting Their Past on Tour |first=Steve|last=Baltin|date=March 1, 2012|magazine=Rolling Stone}} It was announced that Stapp and Mark Tremonti would enter the studio to start recording new songs in June,{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Creed/status/203335422808563712|title=Twitter|work=twitter.com|access-date=May 4, 2015}} but no progress was made. In October 2013, Stapp noted in an interview that extensive work was done on the new album throughout 2011 and 2012. However, the project was suddenly abandoned, and Stapp stated he was unaware of the reason. Stapp also hinted that the relationship between himself and Tremonti had once again broken down, leaving the future of the band uncertain.{{cite web|last=Newman|first=Melinda|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/exclusive-scott-stapp-on-new-creed-album-i-have-no-idea-what-happened|title=Exclusive: Scott Stapp on new Creed album: 'I have no idea' what happened|website=Hitfix.com|date=October 25, 2013|access-date=April 17, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109010806/http://www.hitfix.com/news/exclusive-scott-stapp-on-new-creed-album-i-have-no-idea-what-happened|archive-date=November 9, 2013}} Mark Tremonti said that his relationship with Stapp went south during the reunion tour when Stapp indicated that he thought Mark would end Alter Bridge to focus solely on Creed, which Mark was not willing to do under any circumstance.
In 2014, Stapp maintained that the band was still together.{{Cite web |title=Zoiks! Online - The Very Best in Stand-Up And Music! |url=http://www.zoiksonline.com/2014/06/interview-scott-stapp-of-creed.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014062758/http://www.zoiksonline.com/2014/06/interview-scott-stapp-of-creed.html |archive-date=October 14, 2014 |access-date=May 4, 2015 |website=zoiksonline.com}}{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/06/26/backstage-pass-scott-stapp-at-latitude-360|title=Backstage Pass: Scott Stapp At Latitude 360|work=cbslocal.com|date=June 26, 2014|access-date=May 4, 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/15/June/ts08Creeds_Mark_Tremonti_Explains_Rift_With_Scott_Stapp.shtml|title=Creed's Mark Tremonti Explains Rift With Scott Stapp (a top story)|website=antimusic.com|access-date=April 7, 2023}}
On July 17, 2023, Creed announced they will reunite for their first shows in 12 years in 2024, when they set sail the "Summer of '99" cruise in April 2024 as headliners of the rock voyage.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/creed-reunion-summer-99-cruise-first-show-12-years-1235374514|title=Creed Reunites: 'Summer of '99' Cruise in 2024 Will Mark First Shows in 12 Years|magazine=Billboard|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|date=July 19, 2023}}
=Solo career and contributions: 2004–present=
After Creed announced its breakup in 2004, Stapp recorded the song "Relearn Love" with 7 Aurelius and The Tea Party for the album The Passion of the Christ: Songs, a collection of tracks inspired by the 2004 Mel Gibson film The Passion of the Christ.{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/scott_stapp_heads_up_passion_of_the_christ_lp.html |title=Scott Stapp Heads Up 'Passion Of The Christ' LP |date=August 9, 2004 |website=Ultimate-Guitar.com}} He then began working on his debut solo album. Titled The Great Divide, the record was released in the U.S. on November 22, 2005, peaking at No. 19 on the Billboard 200. "The Great Divide", "Justify", and "Surround Me" were released as singles. The album was certified platinum on December 14, 2005. The Great Divide has since reached double platinum.{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=The%20Great%20Divide&artist=STAPP,%20SCOTT&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=May 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}
Stapp was ranked as the 68th greatest heavy metal vocalist of all time by Hit Parader in 2006.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hit-paraders-top-100-metal-vocalists-of-all-time|title=Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time|date=December 4, 2006|magazine=Hit Parader|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314021304/http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hit-paraders-top-100-metal-vocalists-of-all-time/ |archive-date=March 14, 2007 |url-status=dead}}
On August 18, 2010, Stapp wrote: "I'm stripping down all the Creed hits, as well as my solo material, in a manner fans have never heard before but have long been screaming for."{{cite web|url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=8314533&blogId=538333293|title=Scott Stapp Set To Perform An Exclusive Set of Solo Shows – Kicking Off This Fall In San Bernardino|author=Scott Stapp profile|publisher=Myspace|date=August 18, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view|archive-date=February 7, 2009}} Creed's touring rhythm guitarist Eric Friedman joined Stapp on the acoustic tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/thelife/music/news/story?id=5515044|title=Sports are all in Creed singer's family|first=Jim|last=Wilkie|date=August 31, 2010|work=ESPN}} The short solo acoustic tour began September 28, 2010, and concluded November 20, 2010.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/08/24/737438.aspx|title=Creed's Stapp Strips Down For Intimacy|first=Jay|last=Smith|date=August 24, 2010|magazine=Pollstar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111101138/http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/08/24/737438.aspx |archive-date=November 11, 2010 |url-status=dead}}
In the spring of 2010, Stapp recorded an anthem for the National League baseball team the Florida Marlins entitled "Marlins Will Soar". The song was a rewrite of Stapp's song "You Will Soar," using different lyrics and a slightly different melody in the verses. According to The Huffington Post, "Marlins Will Soar" was met with extremely negative reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/15/scott-stapp-marlins-song_n_538896.html|title=Scott Stapp 'Marlins Will Soar' Song Upsets Multitudes Of Fans (VIDEO)|first=Whitney|last=Snyder|work=The Huffington Post|date=April 15, 2010}}
Stapp appeared on Carlos Santana's solo album Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time, a cover album on which Stapp sings on the cover of the Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Fortunate Son". The album was released on September 21, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.scottstappofficial.com/news/12443 |title=Scott to appear on new Santana album! |date=September 9, 2010 |publisher=Scott Stapp Official|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101171556/http://www.scottstappofficial.com/news/12443/|archive-date=November 1, 2010}}
Stapp confirmed in 2010 that his next solo album would be devoted to the topics of lust and love.{{cite web |url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment/50641787-81/band-healy-stapp-solo.html.csp |title=Turning solo: Lead singers of bands show different sides |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=November 10, 2010 |first=David|last=Burger}} Eleven tracks from the album were recorded in late 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-xR5RnS2bQ |title=Scott Stapp: New Solo Album Preview |website=YouTube |date=December 9, 2010}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}} The album was later shelved indefinitely. A song from this unreleased album, "A Prayer for Sunrise", was released in 2012 to promote Stapp's autobiography.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
File:Scott Stapp Live At The Canyon In Santa Clarita California on September,8,2019.jpg tour in 2019]]
In 2013, Stapp released his second solo album, Proof of Life.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-stapp-comes-from-honest-place-with-proof-of-life/|title=Scott Stapp comes from honest place with "Proof of Life"|work=CBS News|date=November 4, 2013 }} On October 8, 2013, the song "Slow Suicide" went to radio.{{cite press release | title= New Scott Stapp Solo Album Coming Soon! | date= September 24, 2013 | url= http://www.winduprecords.com/news/press-release-new-scott-stapp-solo-album-coming-soon/ | work=Wind-up Records | access-date= May 4, 2015 | archive-date= September 27, 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130927112503/http://www.winduprecords.com/news/press-release-new-scott-stapp-solo-album-coming-soon/ | url-status= dead | df= mdy-all }}
On March 22, 2019, Stapp released the single "Purpose for Pain". His album The Space Between the Shadows was released on July 19, 2019. Stapp began touring in support of the album in June 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8503743/scott-stapp-purpose-for-pain-tour-dates|title=Scott Stapp Drops Bombastic New Single 'Purpose for Pain,' Unveils Summer Tour Dates|magazine=Billboard}} In mid-2019, Stapp planned to tour the United States with American rock band Messer.{{cite web|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=32666|title=Weapons Of Anew Announces Dates With Scott Stapp And Messer|website=KNAC.com|date=June 17, 2019|last=Petro|first=Larry}}{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/scott-stapp-extends-touring-into-the-fall/|title=Scott Stapp Extends Touring Into the Fall|first=Chad|last=Childers|website=Loudwire|date=June 18, 2019 }}
In 2021, Stapp collaborated with electronic dance music artists Wooli and Trivecta on their song "Light Up The Sky", which was released on Ophelia Records.{{Cite web |last=Sani|first=Niko|date=2021-10-08|title=Wooli and Trivecta tap Creed Frontman Scott Stapp for anthemic single 'Light Up The Sky': Listen|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/wooli-trivecta-creed-scott-stapp-light-up-the-sky-new-music|accessdate=2021-10-22|website=EDM.com}}
=Art of Anarchy: 2016–2018 =
On May 3, 2016, Stapp announced that he would replace Scott Weiland (who died on December 3, 2015) as the lead singer of Art of Anarchy.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ScottStapp/photos/a.10150542661623866.404031.5753328865/10154142704378866/?type=3&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/5753328865/10154142704378866 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Scott Stapp - What's up, Stapp here, I wanted to clarify... {{!}} Facebook|website=facebook.com|access-date=February 8, 2017}}{{cbignore}} "The Madness", the band's first single with Stapp as lead singer, was released in August 2016. The band released its second album (and first with Stapp), also called The Madness, on March 24, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/art-of-anarchy-march-2017-the-madness-album/|title=Art of Anarchy Set March 2017 Release for 'The Madness' Album|website=Loudwire|date=January 25, 2017 |access-date=February 8, 2017}} The album has received critical accolades.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/art-of-anarchy-the-madness-album-review/|title=Art of Anarchy, 'The Madness' - Album Review|website=Loudwire|date=March 24, 2017 |access-date=January 31, 2018}} The album also received a 10/10 rating from Amps and Green Screens.{{cite web|url=http://ampsandgreenscreens.com/2017/03/23/art-anarchy-madness/|title=Art Of Anarchy - The Madness|website=Amps and Green Screens|date=March 23, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2018|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075815/http://ampsandgreenscreens.com/2017/03/23/art-anarchy-madness/}}{{cite web|url=http://xsrock.com/art-of-anarchy-the-madness/|title=Art Of Anarchy: The Madness|website=XS ROCK|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519064251/http://xsrock.com/art-of-anarchy-the-madness/}}
In February 2018, it was reported that Stapp was being sued by Art of Anarchy for allegedly refusing to promote The Madness or tour in support of the album, having breached contractual obligations in the process.{{cite web|last=Kennelty|first=Greg|title=Art Of Anarchy Sues Vocalist Scott Stapp For $1.2 Million For Not Touring Or Doing Any Promo Work|url=https://metalinjection.net/metal-crimes/art-of-anarchy-sues-vocalist-scott-stapp-for-1-2-million-for-not-touring-or-doing-any-promo-work|website=Metal Injection|date=February 20, 2018|access-date=February 20, 2018}}{{cite web|last=Kielty|first=Martin|title=Scott Stapp sued for touring with Art of Anarchy|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/scott-stapp-art-of-anarchy-lawsuit/|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=February 20, 2018 |access-date=February 20, 2018}}
=Acting=
In December 2020, it was announced that Stapp would portray Frank Sinatra in a biopic film based on the life of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.{{Cite magazine|title=Scott Stapp to Portray Frank Sinatra in Upcoming Ronald Reagan Biopic: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/tv-film/9501073/scott-stapp-frank-sinatra-ronald-reagan-biopic|access-date=2020-12-16|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}
Philanthropy
In 2000, Stapp founded the With Arms Wide Open Foundation, a nonprofit organization "dedicated to helping underprivileged children and families around the world." The foundation has donated over $1 million to various causes.{{cite news|last1=Bliss|first1=Karen|title=Creed Frontman's Foundation Opens Arms To Kids|url=http://www.samaritanmag.com/creed-frontman%E2%80%99s-foundation-opens-arms-kids|access-date=November 27, 2014|work=Samaritan Magazine|date=October 26, 2009}}
In early 2012, to promote fundraising for victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Stapp and his wife, in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, IsraAid, the U.S. Armed Forces, and the United Service Organizations, traveled to Japan and visited with victims of the tsunami in affected towns including Sendai and Ishinomaki along Japan's northeast coastline. Stapp also performed an acoustic show on board the USS George Washington at the Yokosuka Naval Base for U.S. troops stationed in Japan to thank and express his appreciation for them.{{cite web|url=http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/japan/creed-singer-visits-yokosuka-to-thank-troops-for-earthquake-relief-efforts-1.172009|title=Creed Singer visits Yokosuka to thank troops for earthquake relief efforts—|publisher=Stars and Stripes|date=March 18, 2012}}
Personal life
Stapp was born Anthony Scott Flippen on August 8, 1973, in Orlando, Florida. He was raised by his mother, Lynda, and his stepfather, Steven Stapp, a dentist, whose surname he took.{{Cite magazine|first1=Steve|last1= Dougherty|first2=Linda|last2=Trischitta|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133966,00.html|title=Staying Alive|volume=55|issue=12|date=March 26, 2001|magazine=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429014038/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133966,00.html|archive-date=April 29, 2009}} Bands that influenced him to pursue a music career included Def Leppard and U2.{{Cite web|url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/mayhem-moment-scott-stapp/|title = Mayhem Moment: Scott Stapp|date = August 19, 2021}} He was also influenced by Elvis Presley due to his mother being a big fan and got into the school choir by singing Elvis songs{{cite web | url=https://en.faceoffrockshow.com/post/scott-stapp-1 | title=Scott Stapp | date=August 7, 2023 }} His first show that he ever performed in was when he was nine years old and he performed "Yesterday" by the Beatles at Bear Lake Elementary School in the auditorium.{{Cite web|title=Creed Front Man Scott Stapp In New Tell-All Interview! - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUesO2iXrH8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/fUesO2iXrH8 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-05|website=youtube.com| date=May 17, 2020 }}{{cbignore}} He graduated from Lake Highland Preparatory School.{{cite web | url=https://www.clickorlando.com/entertainment/2019/11/15/creed-frontman-scott-stapp-discusses-solo-album-sobriety-and-growing-up-in-orlando/?outputType=amp | title=Creed frontman Scott Stapp discusses solo album, sobriety and growing up in Orlando | date=November 15, 2019 }}
Stapp is a Christian. "I would feel a connection with God when I wrote the words and then when I would sing the songs, learning the songs, I would feel the Holy Spirit," confirmed Stapp in a 2013 interview. He wrote a memoir, Sinner's Creed, which was released by Tyndale House on October 2, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/04/12/creed-going-back-to-my-own-prison/|title=Creed going back to 'My Own Prison'|first=Selena|last=Fragassi|date=April 12, 2012|work=Chicago Tribune}} In a podcast interview with Theo Von, he claimed that his parents would physically abuse him "in the name of God", and that he would live his life "on a timer", having to finish certain activities by a certain time to avoid further punishment.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2023/11/19/creed-frontman-scott-stapp-brought-theo-von-to-tears-during-emotional-conversation-on-childhood-abuse-i-lived-my-life-on-a-timer/|title=Creed Frontman Scott Stapp Brought Theo Von To Tears During Emotional Conversation On Childhood Abuse: "I Lived My Life On A Timer"|first=Quinn|last=Eaton·LIFEVIDEOS·|date=November 19, 2023|website=Whiskey Riff}}
Stapp stated in his memoir that his maternal grandfather was of Cherokee ancestry.{{cite book |first=Scott |last=Stapp |title=Sinner's Creed |url=https://archive.org/details/sinnerscreed00stap |url-access=limited |date=2012 |page=5|publisher=Tyndale House |isbn=9781414377216 |quote=My grandfather - my mother's father - was Edward Davis of the Davis Cherokee Indian Family of Cherokee, North Carolina.}}
=Family=
In 1997, Stapp married Hillaree Burns. They were married for sixteen months and divorced in 1998. Stapp has a son, Jagger, with Burns. After the couple's divorce, Stapp retained full custody of Jagger.{{cite news|last1=Serpe|first1=Gina|title=Scott Stapp Gets Married, Arrested |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/51647/scott-stapp-gets-married-arrested|access-date=November 27, 2014|publisher=E Online|date=February 13, 2006}}
On February 11, 2006, Stapp married 2004 Miss New York USA winner and model Jaclyn Nesheiwat.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1524214/scott-stapp-follows-wedding-with-arrest.jhtml?headlines=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629143031/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1524214/scott-stapp-follows-wedding-with-arrest.jhtml?headlines=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2011|title=Scott Stapp Gets Married – And Arrested For Public Intoxication|publisher=MTV|date=February 13, 2006|access-date=November 4, 2011}} Together they have a daughter and a son.{{cite news|title=Baby Girl for Creed's Scott Stapp |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/04/AR2007010401429.html |access-date=November 27, 2014|agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Washington Post|date=January 4, 2007}}{{cite news|last1=Michaud|first1=Sarah|title=Scott Stapp Welcomes Son Daniel Issam|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/07/12/scott-stapp-welcomes-son-daniel-issam/|access-date=November 27, 2014|work=People|date=July 12, 2010|archive-date=December 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204173909/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/07/12/scott-stapp-welcomes-son-daniel-issam/|url-status=dead}} In November 2014, Jaclyn filed for divorce.{{cite news|last1=Lambiet|first1=Jose|title=Wife seeks divorce against Creed's Scott Stapp|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/jose-lambiet/article4083816.html|access-date=November 26, 2014|work=Miami Herald|date=November 23, 2014}} The couple eventually sought help and continued together.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/creeds-scott-stapp-had-a-very-public-breakdown-heres-why-hes-still-going-on-vh1s-couples-therapy/2015/10/07/b1eea618-6d24-11e5-9bfe-e59f5e244f92_story.html |title=Creed's Scott Stapp had a very public breakdown. Here's why he's still going on VH1's 'Couple's Therapy.' |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2015-10-07 |access-date=2019-06-19}} The couple had their third child, a son, in November 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/jaclyn-stapp-blog-yoga-meditation-after-birth/ |title=Jaclyn Stapp's Blog: 'Life Is Beautiful - But I Am Out of Shape' After Baby |website=People |language=en|access-date=2019-08-02}} In May 2023, Stapp reportedly filed for a divorce over 11 months after a divorce, which was originally filed by Jaclyn, was withdrawn. According to a source, he and Jaclyn knew the marriage was falling apart but continued to try and make it work.{{Cite web|url=https://pagesix.com/2024/05/11/entertainment/creed-singer-scott-stapp-and-wife-jaclyn-divorcing-after-18-years-of-marriage/ |title=Creed frontman Scott Stapp and wife Jaclyn divorcing after 18 years of marriage |date=May 11, 2024 |website=Page Six.com |access-date=December 9, 2024}} The divorce is yet to be finalized.
=Legal and personal troubles=
In 2003, Stapp contemplated suicide after drinking a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey. He retrieved two MP5s from his collection and put the guns to his head, but did not pull the triggers after looking at a picture of his son, Jagger. He later said he had been convinced that anyone involved with Creed wanted him dead so he would become a "Kurt Cobain martyr-type" and increase record sales. Says Stapp, "I had crazy thoughts going through my head."{{cite magazine |first= Mark |last= Binelli |title= Scott Stapp's Fall from Grace|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/special/9139515/scott_stapps_fall_from_grace |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=August 1, 2009|date=2007| archive-date= February 28, 2007|url-status= dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228140720/http://www.rollingstone.com/special/9139515/scott_stapps_fall_from_grace}} He later said that instead of killing himself, he fired a few rounds in his home. He said, "I was in the throes of prednisone coming out of my body [...] I shot a few rounds off and instantly was like, 'What the hell am I doing?' So I put the guns away and ran out to the garage and got the putty and patched the holes."{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2009/11/tough-questions-scott-stapp/ |title=Tough Questions for Scott Stapp |work=Spin |date=November 23, 2009 |access-date=November 4, 2011}}
On Thanksgiving night of 2005, Stapp was involved in a fight with members of the band 311 at the Harbor Court Hotel in Baltimore. Members of 311 have said Stapp started the fight. After five minutes, hotel security broke up the fight and removed Stapp from the hotel.{{cite web|url=http://chartattack.com/damn/2005/12/0105.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051204015442/http://chartattack.com/damn/2005/12/0105.cfm |archive-date=2005-12-04 |title=Scott Stapp Dukes It Out With 311 |publisher=Chart Attack |url-status=usurped |access-date=February 13, 2019}} Stapp claimed that he did not instigate the altercation.{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/12/0803.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060111164950/http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/12/0803.cfm |archive-date=2006-01-11 |title=Scott Stapp Vs. 311: Part II |publisher=Chart Attack |url-status=usurped |access-date=February 13, 2019}}
Stapp was arrested on February 12, 2006 (one day after his second wedding), for suspected intoxication.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1159179,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319224648/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1159179,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 19, 2008 |title=Newlywed Scott Stapp Arrested – Scott Stapp |work=People |date=February 13, 2006 |access-date=November 4, 2011}}
In March 2006, Stapp filed a lawsuit to block the release of a sex video involving himself, Kid Rock, and four women.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59082/stapp-joins-kid-rock-in-suing-over-sex-tape|title=Stapp Joins Kid Rock In Suing Over Sex Tape|magazine=Billboard|date=March 15, 2006}} The suit was settled in 2007, with the defendant agreeing to pay Stapp an undisclosed sum and to refrain from distributing the video.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053140/scott-stapp-settles-sex-tape-lawsuit|title=Scott Stapp Settles Sex Tape Lawsuit|magazine=Billboard|date=April 4, 2007}}
Stapp has said he attempted suicide in Miami in 2006. According to Stapp, he jumped over a balcony and fell 40 feet, fracturing his skull and breaking his hip and nose. He credited rapper T.I. with saving his life, stating, "I laid out there for two and a half hours and my guardian angel showed up. He immediately took care of the situation and saved my life."{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/i0q902/t-i-scott-stapp-creed-suicide-attempt |title=T.I. Rescued Creed's Scott Stapp After Suicide Attempt | publisher= MTV|date=October 4, 2012| first=Nadeska |last=Alexis | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140320195149/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694936/t-i-scott-stapp-creed-suicide-attempt.jhtml | archive-date= March 20, 2014| url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1695201/ti-scott-stapp-suicide-attempt/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018235157/http://www.mtv.com/news/1695201/ti-scott-stapp-suicide-attempt/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2014|title=T.I. Kept Quiet About Scott Stapp Suicide Attempt For Years|first=Nadeska|last=Alexis|website=MTV News|access-date=January 30, 2019}} T.I. confirmed the incident, although he did not know who Stapp was at the time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/ti-is-raps-foremost-crisis-hotline|title=T.I. Once Saved Scott Stapp From Attempting Suicide|date=October 5, 2018|website=GQ}}
In a 2006 Rolling Stone interview, Stapp acknowledged that he had become addicted to Percocet, Xanax, and was withdrawing from prednisone for vocal cord inflammation during Creed's tour in support of Weathered.{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/27/creed-singer-scott-stapp-s-fall-from-grace-from-40-million-albums-sold-to-living-in-a-holiday-inn|title=Creed Singer Scott Stapp's Fall From Grace: From 40 Million Albums Sold to Living in a Holiday Inn|first=Marlow|last=Stern|date=November 27, 2014|newspaper=The Daily Beast}}
On May 20, 2007, Stapp was charged with one count of felony assault stemming from a domestic violence incident. Stapp was later set free on supervised release.{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/55198/scott-stapp-s-domestic-violence-rap |title=Scott Stapp's Domestic Violence Rap |website=E! Online |date=May 21, 2007 |access-date=November 4, 2011}} Stapp apologized to his wife and the public on May 23, 2007, and the charge was later dropped.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/creed/28580 |title=Creed frontman issues apology | News |work=NME |date=May 25, 2007 |access-date=November 4, 2011}}
In 2015, Stapp told People he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder following a psychotic break. He commented that the diagnosis was "a big sign {{sic}} of relief, because finally, we had an answer" about the reasons for his mental health difficulties.{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Helling|url=http://www.people.com/article/scott-stapp-bipolar-disorder-creed-singer-talks|title=Scott Stapp Bipolar Disorder: Creed Singer Talks to 'People'|work=People|publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|date=May 13, 2015|access-date=February 5, 2016}}{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Helling|url=http://www.people.com/article/scott-stapp-bipolar-disorder-wife-jaclyn-saved|title=Scott Stapp Bipolar Disorder: How Wife Jaclyn Saved Him from Downward Spiral|date=May 14, 2015|work=People|publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|access-date=February 5, 2016}} In the same interview, Stapp indicated that he was sober and working through a 12-step program.
Solo discography
{{Further|Creed discography|Art of Anarchy}}
=Studio albums=
=Live albums=
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:33px;"|Year
! style="width:250px;"|Album details |
|---|
| 2017
| Live and Unplugged {{efn|Stapp partnered with DiscLive to release a set of individually numbered live recordings, one for each of his 2017 Live and Unplugged tour dates.}}
|
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! style="width:33px;" rowspan="2"| Year ! style="width:125px;" rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="5"|Peak chart positions ! style="width:125px;" rowspan="2"| Album | ||||
| style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| US Main. Rock {{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/scott-stapp/chart-history/rtt/| title= Scott Stapp Chart History: Mainstream Rock| magazine=Billboard| access-date=January 18, 2025}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| US Rock Air. !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| US Adult Top 40{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Scott Stapp|chart=ATF}}|title=Scott Stapp Chart History: Adult Pop Airplay|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 13, 2024}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| US Chr. Rock !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| AUS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |2004
|align="left"|"Relearn Love" | — | — | — | — | —
|align="left"|The Passion of the Christ: Songs |
| 2005
|align="left"|"The Great Divide" | 20 | — | 24 | — | 91
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|The Great Divide |
| rowspan="2"|2006
|align="left"|"Justify" | — | — | — | — | — |
| align="left"|"Surround Me"
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013
|align="left"|"Slow Suicide" | 38 | — | — | 1 | —
|rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|Proof of Life |
| rowspan="2"|2014
|align="left"|"Dying to Live" | — | — | — | — | — |
| align="left"|"Break Out"
| — | — | — | — | — |
| rowspan="2"|2015
|align="left"|"Proof of Life" | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| align="left"|"Only One"
| — | — | — | — | — |
| rowspan="4"|2019
|align="left"|"Purpose for Pain" | 23 | — | — | — | —
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|The Space Between the Shadows |
| align="left"|"Name"
| 39 | — | — | — | — |
| align="left"|"Face of the Sun"
| — | — | — | — | — |
| align="left"|"Gone Too Soon"
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020
|align="left"|"Survivor" | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021
|align="left"|"Light Up The Sky" {{small|(with Wooli and Trivecta)}} | — | — | — | — | —
|{{Non-album single}} |
| rowspan="3"| 2023
|align="left"|"Higher Power" | 10 | 22 | — | — | —
| rowspan="5"| Higher Power |
| align="left"|"What I Deserve" {{small|(feat. Yiannis Papadopoulos)}}
| — | — | — | — | — |
| align="left"|"Black Butterfly"
| 5 | 16 | — | — | — |
| rowspan="2"| 2024
|align="left"|"Deadman's Trigger" | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| align="left"|"If These Walls Could Talk" {{small|(feat. Dorothy)}}{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/scott-stapp-releases-music-video-for-duet-with-dorothy-if-these-walls-could-talk|title=Scott Stapp Releases Music Video For Duet with Dorothy, 'If These Walls Could Talk'|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=March 15, 2024|access-date=March 15, 2024}}
| — | — | — | — | — |
| colspan="8" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
=Music videos=
Tours
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=March 2020}}
- Creed Tours 1994–2002
- The Great Divide Tour (2006–2007)
- 2010 Unplugged Tour
- 2011–2012 Tours
- Proof of Life Tour 2014
- Proof of Life Tour 2016
- Make America Rock Again Tour (headlining) (2017)
- Live & Unplugged Tour (2017)
- Summer Tour 2018
- The Space Between the Shadows Tour (2019)
- Creed - The Summer of '99 Tour (2024)
Notes
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References
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